Improvement in stock-gallows



M. BRENNER.

Improvement :in Stock-Gallows.

Patented Nov. 19,1872.

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UNITED STATES MOSES BRENNER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN STOCK-GALLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 133,077, dated November19, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MosEs BRENNER, of the city and county of Baltimore,in the State of Maryland, have invented a new and Improved Apparatus tobe used in slaughtering Cattle; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing making part of this specification,in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of one side of the apparatus; Fig. 2is a section taken vertically and transversely through the elevatedtracks; and Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the swivelsupport andtraveling-hooks.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

This invention relates to certain novel improvem ents which are designedfor facilitating the work of slaughtering-cattle, hogs, or sheep,wherein I am enabled to employ but a single stationary windlass, and asingle beef-tree or support, as will be hereinafter explained.

The following description of my invention will enable others skilled inthe art to understand it.

In the accompanying drawing, A represents a frame-work, which may be ofany suitable length, and which is erected overhead in a slaughter-house.On the lower horizontal beams of the frame flanged rails 12 are applied,from which are suspended my traveling-hooks C. There will be two ofthese traveling-hooks used for each animal, and they are constructed asfollows: Each traveling-hook consists of a hooking portion, 0, which isinserted through the hock-joint of the hind leg of the animal; also alooped portion, into which a flanged roller, 0, is pivoted so as to turnfreely; and also an eye, f, which is supported by a hook formed on theend of a swivel-support, 1'. Each hook O is supported upon the flange ofa rail, b, by means of the flanged roller 0, the flanges on whichprevent any liability of the hook running off its rails, one flangebeing broader than the other. The support 'r is an arched bar, whoseextremities are slightly turned up so as to form retaining-hooks forreceiving the eyes f on the loops of the traveling-hooks C. At themiddle of the length of the support 1* an eye, d, is attached to it soas to allow it to swivel horizontally, in order that an animal,

which is suspended therefrom, may be easily turned either to the rightor left while skinning and cleaning it. The support 1" is suspended froma drum, D, by means of a rope or chain, L, and a hook, I, which drum hasits end bearings in a triangular frame, B, erected rigidly on the twoupper beams of the frame A, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. On the drum D isa ratchet-wheel, i, and a large spur-wheel, n, the latter engaging witha pinion, n, on a shaft, a, and the former being engaged at times with atooth, 19, on a friction-lever, J. The shaft a carries on one end alarge grooved pulley, G, over which a rope (not shown in the drawing) ispassed, by means of which a person on the slaughter-house floor belowcan wind the rope or chain L upon the drum D. A friction-wheel, k, isalso keyed on the shaft a in the plane of the lever J, so that when onearm of this lever is raised by drawing down on a rope, j, a concaveportion of the lever will be brought in contact with the periphery ofthe friction-wheel is, at the same time that the tooth p is disengagedfrom the ratchet-wheel '5. By these means an animal suspended by thechain L may be slowly lowered into the ice-house, the speed at which theanimal is lowered being regulated by drawing more or less forcibly onthe rope j. When the draft on the rope j is released, the loaded arm oflever J will drop and instantly engage the tooth p with the ratchet 'i,and thus prevent the further descent of the animal attached to the ropeL. v The elevating device, combined with the friction-brake andpawl-lever, is not herein claimed, as it forms the subject of anapplication for a patent filed by me August 2, 1872.

It will be seen from the above description that I employ a windlasswhich is applied in a stationary frame, B-that is to say, it is notintended to be moved about on rollers, as de scribed in a previousapplication for patents made by me, and also in my Letters Patent datedon the 25th day of March, 1872. It will also be seen that I employtraveling-hooks which are made so as to roll on elevated rails, andwhich are detached from these rails.

When an animal is killed, two of the books 0 are properly attached toits hind legs; then the swivel-support r is drawn down, and its endsinserted through'the eyes f f on said By these means it will be seenthat the animal is only suspended from the support 1 while it is beingcleaned, and that only a single support, 4, is required in theslaughter-house.

I will here remark that the hooked portions 0 c of the travelingsupports 0 are formed so that a weight suspended from them will falldirectly beneath the rollers e 0, thus allowing the latter to rollfreely on the flanges of their rails.

One of the great advantages of my improvements isthat they are readilyand cheaply applicable to any slaughter-house, even Where the oldstationary windlasses are used. Besides the man who slaughters has nooccasion to follow the animal when cleaned, but a shove sends it off toits proper place. The rails are also constructed in such a manner thatthe carcass passes into the ice-box, and can be the short flange on theother side of this wheel,

prevent the animal from falling off on account of its balance beneath.

Having described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, isv i 1., The combination, with a stationary windlasswhich is mounted above railways b b, of a support, 7', andtraveling-hooks (J, substantially as described. I y

2. A traveling-hook, O, which is constructed of a hooked portion, 0, aroller, 0, and an eye, f, adapted for use with a support, 0",substantially as described. I

M. BRENNER.

Witnesses:

N. J. SGHAEFER, JOHN K. STEIN.

